| New York Giants at St. Louis Cardinals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 15, 1974 Location: St. Louis, MO Venue: Busch Memorial Stadium Attendance: 47414 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 38 F Humidty: 76% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 26 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Ron Johnson 2 run (Pete Gogolak kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Dawkins 1 run (Pete Gogolak kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Ken Willard 4 pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick failed) | 14 | 6 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jackie Smith 28 pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 14 | 13 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Terry Metcalf 1 run (Jim Bakken kick) | 14 | 20 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Terry Metcalf 16 run (Jim Bakken kick failed) | 14 | 26 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Walker Gillette |
| 27 | WR | Bob Grim |
| 52 | LOT | John Hill |
| 73 | LOG | Tom Mullen |
| 70 | C | Bob Hyland |
| 74 | ROG | John Hicks |
| 63 | ROT | Doug Van Horn |
| 38 | TE | Bob Tucker |
| 15 | QB | Craig Morton |
| 26 | RB | Joe Dawkins |
| 30 | RB | Ron Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Roy Hilton |
| 76 | LDT | Jim Pietrzak |
| 64 | RDT | John Mendenhall |
| 81 | RDE | Jack Gregory |
| 57 | LLB | Andy Selfridge |
| 67 | MLB | Ron Hornsby |
| 56 | RLB | Pat Hughes |
| 56 | LCB | Pete Athas |
| 39 | LS | Clyde Powers |
| 43 | RS | Carl Lockhart |
| 20 | RCB | Jim Stienke |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Mel Gray |
| 82 | WR | Earl Thomas |
| 60 | LOT | Roger Finnie |
| 64 | LOG | Bob Young |
| 51 | C | Tom Brahaney |
| 66 | ROG | Conrad Dobler |
| 72 | ROT | Dan Dierdorf |
| 81 | TE | Jackie Smith |
| 17 | QB | Jim Hart |
| 21 | RB | Terry Metcalf |
| 35 | RB | Jim Otis |
| Offense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Council Rudolph |
| 70 | LDT | Leo Brooks |
| 75 | RDT | Bob Rowe |
| 78 | RDE | Ron Yankowski |
| 67 | LLB | Larry Stallings |
| 57 | MLB | Mark Arneson |
| 59 | RLB | Pete Barnes |
| 43 | LCB | Norm Thompson |
| 45 | LS | Jim Tolbert |
| 41 | RS | Clarence Duren |
| 22 | RCB | Roger Wehrli |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYG | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2/11 | / | 9 | 60 | 1 | 0 | |
| STL | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3/12 | / | 6 | 48 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Joe Dawkins | 19 | 74 | 3.9 | 1 | |
| Ron Johnson | 17 | 74 | 4.4 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 36 | 148 | 4.1 | 2 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Terry Metcalf | 16 | 76 | 4.8 | 2 | |
| Jim Otis | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| Donny Anderson | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Ken Willard | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Hart | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 36 | 152 | 4.2 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Craig Morton | 31 | 13 | 41.9 | 4 | 139 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 16.1 | |
| Team Totals | 31 | 13 | 41.9 | 4 | 139 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 16.1 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hart | 36 | 17 | 47.2 | 1 | 172 | 4.8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 68.3 | |
| Terry Metcalf | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 37 | 17 | 45.9 | 1 | 172 | 4.6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 66.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Walker Gillette | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Joe Dawkins | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Ray Rhodes | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| Leon McQuay | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ron Johnson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Chip Glass | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 139 | 10.7 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Terry Metcalf | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | |
| Mel Gray | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 0 | |
| Jackie Smith | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 1 | |
| Earl Thomas | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Ken Willard | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| Jim Otis | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 172 | 10.1 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Chuck Crist | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Norm Thompson | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Jim Tolbert | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Roger Wehrli | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Stallings | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 6 | 250 | 41.7 | 51 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 250 | 41.7 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Hal Roberts | 8 | 293 | 36.6 | 45 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 293 | 36.6 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Pete Athas | 6 | 0 | 63 | 10.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Ray Rhodes | 2 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Terry Metcalf | 5 | 0 | 73 | 14.6 | 23 | 0 |
| Roger Wehrli | 1 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Leon McQuay | 3 | 99 | 33.0 | 39 | 0 | |
| Doug Kotar | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Gary Hammond | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Terry Metcalf | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Giants | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |